Ingredients
- 1 pound whole wheat or multi grain penne
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 ounces goat cheese
- 1 ounce reduced fat cream cheese
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 ounces fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Directions
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the penne and cook until it is tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes.
Mince the garlic in a food processor. Add the goat cheese, cream cheese, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and half of the spinach leaves. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Set the cheese and spinach mixture aside.
Meanwhile, place the remaining spinach leaves in a large bowl.
Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Spoon the pasta atop the spinach leaves in the bowl. Scrape the cheese and spinach mixture over the pasta mixture and toss to coat, adding enough reserved cooking liquid to moisten. Season the pasta, to taste, with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the Parmesan over and serve.
Per serving: Calories: 326; Total Fat: 5 grams; Saturated Fat: 3 grams; Protein:15 grams; Total carbohydrates: 61 grams; Sugar: 0 grams; Fiber: 8 grams; Cholesterol: 11 milligrams; Sodium: 367 milligrams
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By michelle p.
on June 13, 2013
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Excellent pasta dish!
By FluffyZGiggler
on June 05, 2013
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Love this recipe, although the garlic is a little strong, and I used a third of the pasta. You get a lot more of the spinach flavor that way. I imagine if my pasta was hotter (I forgot to make the spinach sauce WHILE the pasta was cooking it might have cooked the garlic a little and not been quite as strong. I modify it by adding a little meat (I had ham on hand this time to make it more of a meal. Thus making a quick and easy meal instead of just a side dish. I don't have a food processor, but a hand mixer works just fine as long as you chop the garlic, and is a lot easier to clean up!
By elizabethwn1
Golden, CO
on May 30, 2013
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As with other reviews I concur, the dish is bland. I threw in some fresh herbs from my garden which did help a bit but still felt it was missing something.
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